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Kenya 2027 Public Holidays

14 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
  • Limited holiday — A day off for certain groups, sectors, or by choice.
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February
March 3 holidays
April
May 2 holidays
June 1 holidays
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September
October 3 holidays
November
December 5 holidays

2027 Holiday List · Kenya

14 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Friday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Mar 10 Wednesday Idd ul-Fitrdate to be confirmed Public holiday
Mar 26 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Mar 29 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
May 1 Saturday Labour Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries.
May 17 Monday Eid al-Adhadate to be confirmed Limited holiday 10 Dhu al-Hijjah, about seventy days after Eid al-Fitr, confirmed by moon sighting.
Jun 1 Tuesday Madaraka Day Public holiday
Oct 10 Sunday Mazingira Day Public holiday
Oct 11 Monday Day off for Mazingira Day Public holiday
Oct 20 Wednesday Mashujaa Day Public holiday
Dec 12 Sunday Jamhuri Day Public holiday
Dec 13 Monday Jamhuri Daysubstitute day Public holiday
Dec 25 Saturday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Sunday Boxing Day Public holiday 26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 27 Monday Day off for Boxing Day Public holiday The next available weekday when 26 December falls on a weekend.
Show 9 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Feb 8 Monday Ramadan Startdate to be confirmed Observance 1 Ramadan on the Hijri calendar. The Gregorian date shifts about eleven days earlier each year and is confirmed by moon sighting shortly before.
Mar 20 Saturday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Mar 28 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
May 9 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Monday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 23 Thursday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Dec 22 Wednesday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Friday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.
Dec 31 Friday New Year's Eve Observance 31 December.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Easter Monday

The Monday after Easter Sunday.

A public holiday across most of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America, extending the Easter weekend to four days. Notably not a holiday in the United States, Portugal or Spain outside Catalonia and the Balearics.

Labour Day

1 May in most countries.

International Workers' Day, commemorating the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago, and a public holiday in most of the world. The United States and Canada are the notable exceptions, holding their Labor Day in September instead.

Eid al-Adha

10 Dhu al-Hijjah, about seventy days after Eid al-Fitr, confirmed by moon sighting.

The Feast of Sacrifice, marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage and commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. Alongside Eid al-Fitr it is one of the two principal Islamic holidays, and is observed with several days off in most Muslim-majority countries.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Boxing Day

26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The second day of Christmas, a public holiday across the Commonwealth and much of Europe. Known as St Stephen's Day in Ireland, Italy and Central Europe, and as the Second Day of Christmas in the Nordics and the Netherlands.

Day off for Boxing Day

The next available weekday when 26 December falls on a weekend.

The substitute day for Boxing Day. When Christmas and Boxing Day both fall on a weekend the substitutes land on the Monday and Tuesday that follow.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com